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kurtstan
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Location: Colorado, USA
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 Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: X server not loading from Live CD |
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I just built a new computer and am attempting to install Gentoo from the AMD64 Live CD. The CD fails when attempting to load the X server and drops me to a command prompt.
| Quote: | | Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. WOuld you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem. |
When I click "Yes" the errors given are:
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dlopen: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open share
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (loader failed, 7)
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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I click Exit and it prompts:
| Quote: | | Would you like to view the detailed X server output as well? |
This gives much more detail, but the same errors.
After this it dumps me to a command prompt[/code]
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Kurt |
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kurtstan
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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I thought I'd post some details on my system:
AMD Phenom II x4 920 CPU
ASUS M3A78-T motherboard
ATI Radeon HD 3300 on-board graphics
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Thansk in advance for any assistance |
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RedSquirrel
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Some users have had trouble with the Gentoo LiveCD. It's a bit old and buggy.
You can use just about any LiveCD you like to install Gentoo using the stage3 method in the Gentoo Handbook.
The Gentoo-based sysresccd is popular.
There are weekly Gentoo Minimal CDs under the /experimental directory on the mirrors. See this. You can get up-to-date stage3 tarballs from there too. |
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